On May 9, 2012, at approximately 12:30 a.m., a Milpitas Police Officer stopped a 2002 white Chevrolet Corvette for a vehicle code violation on West Calaveras Boulevard. During the stop, the officer discovered that the occupant, Scott Powell, a resident of San Jose, was in possession of cocaine and a loaded firearm.

The officer arrested Powell for possession of drugs and a concealed firearm. He was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail.